Deciding two connected writ petitions arising from a common Industrial Tribunal Award, the Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's direction granting hotel workmen a further…
Construction of Educational Institution Non-Commercial in Nature, Exempt from Service Tax: CESTAT
CESTAT (Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal) held that the construction of an educational institution, being non-commercial in nature, is exempt from service tax. The tribunal reiterated the principle that services provided to or by educational institutions, which are not aimed at profit-making, generally fall under the exemption category from service tax under the relevant provisions of the law.